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Cherwell Service Management vs JIRA Service Management comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 5, 2026

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
661
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), Agentic Automation (1st), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (2nd), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (1st), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
Cherwell Service Management
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (29th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (26th)
JIRA Service Management
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (2nd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Consultant at Accenture
Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions
Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.
Thobile Moeketsi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Sasria SOC Ltd.
Having everything in one location has significantly improved our efficiency and reporting
We need to be on VPN in order to set up and access the solution, and that has created some challenges. Even though it uses our Windows login, we still have to be on VPN. The product should be able to log tickets directly from system to system. We haven't got there yet and I'm not sure it's possible but it would determine the product's capability to integrate with other systems.
Sohaib Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Comprehensive workflows and data views have supported complex teams but still need cost improvements
JIRA Service Management is costly. The pricing structure needs improvement. When I add some plugins, I have to pay the cost for every user whether they are using it or not. For smaller companies, the detailed workflow editing and the kind of details that JIRA Service Management provides would be complex. For startups and smaller companies, JIRA Service Management would be complex. The cloud offering is easier because I don't have to manage the infrastructure. There are two templates of the project: company-managed and team-managed. Team-managed is a newer feature, which is good for startup-kind companies where they don't need control over data from multiple projects displaying in one dashboard. For startups, JIRA Service Management is somewhat complex with its schemes and everything. Capacity management should be improved in terms of additional features in the next release of JIRA Service Management.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Automation Anywhere has very strong game because it is always up for asking feedback."
"The Automation Anywhere University is a good tool. It goes topic-by-topic with real-time examples."
"One of the most valuable features is the different possibilities it gives you to manipulate the interface screens that you're working with."
"The simplicity and ease of use is the most valuable part of Automation Anywhere."
"We have a bot running on a computer that is doing manual tasks that we used to do."
"From an organizational perspective, it has improved how we work and determine, "Is there a better way to do things?" and, "How can we challenge the status quo?" This builds a continuous improvement mindset throughout our organization."
"Automation Anywhere greatly improved our processing time since robots can execute process steps faster than human resources do."
"In my day-to-day applications, I can integrate Automation Copilot easily as I can embed it within Workday, BambooHR, and Salesforce, allowing business users easy access to Automation Anywhere without logging into multiple applications, thus saving 85 to 90% of the time."
"The most valuable features are problem management and change management."
"We use the solution every day and quite extensively."
"The dashboard and the reporting functionality are the solution's most valuable features."
"Implementing CSM has made us very efficient and we're now able to plan changes and the steps required for implementation."
"Clear processes with transparent responsibilities led to more efficiencies within the teams."
"The best feature is the ability to create functional dashboards, where the IT manager can interact with its data through the dashboard using the drill down feature."
"All our activities are carried out in the one place."
"The dashboard is very useful to get a quick overview of current tasks."
"One of the best things about JIRA is that it searches for answers while questions are being typed so some tickets do not need to be submitted."
"I think one of the most valuable things is that it's all integrated."
"JSM's best feature is the integration with other Jira products."
"It is one of the best tools in the market right now."
"In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations."
"It's a good experience."
"Our service desk is completely automated using Jira for everyone in the organization."
"It scales well."
 

Cons

"There was a time when I would have rated it at around fifty-fifty percent, but now Automation Anywhere uses AI for customer support."
"For the short term, in this pandemic era, they should have a feature to write and save directly into Word documents, Office 365, or Google Docs."
"As a developer or user, I feel that the performance of the overall package could be made a little better or reliable. For example, if I'm opening up a heavy Excel file, which is uploaded in some shared drive over the net, and I have my box coded to open that Excel to do some work or formatting on it, and depending on the network load and the size of the file, this client version while trying to access that file becomes unstable at times. It goes into the hang position until a human being comes in, ends the task, and restarts it. Until this happens, it does not respond."
"We could use more accuracy with IQ Bot."
"Additionally, the user interface is quite outdated and could be more user-friendly. The licensing cost is also too high, which means many small-scale industries may not choose this product."
"The debugging tools need to be included, for where and why it has failed to execute the bot in a clear manner."
"When I change the name of a variable in the Variable Manager, I would really like it to change in the code."
"There should be a way to avoid recoding everything whenever there's an upgrade to the latest version."
"They need to improve their mobile interface, as well as features regarding the extension of the mobile access to the end user."
"We need to be on VPN in order to set up and access the solution, and that has created some challenges."
"The stability, specifically in the on-premises deployment model, could be improved."
"Application service mapping, GRC, SecOps, and things like that need improvement."
"Access is only available if we're on VPN."
"The support from the actual manufacturer is poor."
"Areas for improvement would be the service catalog and customer catalog, which is not very user-friendly. The shopping cart experience is also terrible - you submit and go straight to the cart, you can't continue shopping or see your overall cost."
"Agile delivery should be supported."
"One thing I would suggest is that before we create an epic, we mention the required stories in its description. Then AI could directly create those stories instead of doing it manually inside the table, so that integration can occur."
"From the customer side, it's not friendly used compared to other competitors, like ServiceNow or BMC."
"Technical support is so-so. Some of them are good, some bad."
"From the customer side, it's not friendly used compared to other competitors, like ServiceNow or BMC. It's also not fully ITSM management if you compare it with ServiceNow or BMC. They have a full model of ITSM. In BMC they have TrueSight, they have Discovery, which helps IT to discover IT equipment with a serial number, with the specs, capacity of the server."
"What is lacking is the communication around these changes because we come across them almost by chance, and not because of any notification we've received."
"The product could improve its asset management."
"Generally requires the purchase of additional plugins."
"The licensing model could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have seen ROI on one of the process, but not on the other processes yet."
"We have saved customers 400% in terms of time saved by implementing this product."
"The initial setup and licensing fees are high, and although it saves costs in the long run, reaching the break-even point can take at least six months."
"The pricing model can be a bit more flexible."
"The price of this product is good."
"Talk to your manager and try to procure an automation license for training. This will allow you to train people, so you can move to automation."
"It has good licensing costs which are average for the market."
"The setup cost depends on multiple factors, so you need to get details before choosing."
"For an ITIL user, the cost is probably about 50 bucks a month."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available."
"I am using the free version, but my clients are paying for it. When they start, they evaluate it for 30 days, and after seeing the value, they move to its paid version."
"Licensing can become quite expensive."
"For the people like us, the lower the price, the better. But when compared to other competitors, I think it's Jira's price is okay."
"We have an annual license with JIRA Service Management, but it is billed monthly."
"But about the plugins, I found one plug-in — its name is Actionable Metric I think — and it is $3000. That is very expensive for users in Iran."
"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business157
Midsize Enterprise83
Large Enterprise551
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise34
 

Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?
It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...
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From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...
How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?
It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Service Management?
While licensing is costly, setting up JIRA Service Management is overall good because the vendor helped me, and I als...
What needs improvement with JIRA Service Management?
I feel JIRA Service Management could be better if the APIs from the sponsoring team provided more support and flexibi...
 

Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
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JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
 

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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
Ausenco, Highlights for Children, B/E Aerospace
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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